Reynaldo E. Sanchez Bravo

*** *********** **** *, ********** Park, PA 16802

Phone: 814-***-****, E-mail: easybu@r.postjobfree.com

CAREER OBJECTIVE

Full-time Structural Engineer for Structural Analysis and Design of New Buildings, Evaluation and Rehabilitation of Existing Buildings, Building Forensics, Civil and Infrastructure Projects.

EDUCATION

Graduate Studies, The Pennsylvania State University – University Park, PA

2010 – Present, graduating May 2012

M.S. Architectural Engineering – Structural Option (GPA: 3.6/4.0)

M.S. Thesis: Limit Design of Reinforced Masonry Walls for Earthquake Resistant Construction

Undergraduate Studies, Universidad Rafael Urdaneta – Maracaibo, Venezuela

2006-2010

B.S. Civil Engineering – Structural Option

EXPERIENCE

Graduate Research Assistantship

The Pennsylvania State University, Architectural Engineering Department

Title: Research Assistant Dates: January 2011 – Present

Corporacion Habitacional Soler C.A. – Maracaibo, Venezuela

Title: Assistant Structural Engineer Dates: January 2010 – July 2010

Duties: Preparation of structural calculations and drawings; construction administration, attend project meetings with architects and contractors

Solarte & Cia. – Cali, Colombia

Title: Intern Dates: May 2009 – August 2009

Duties: Revise drawings and prepare structural calculations

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Concrete Institute – 2010 - Present, Student Member

Earthquake Engineering Research Institute – 2010 - Present, Student Member

The Masonry Society – 2011 - Present, Student Member

SOFTWARE EXPERIENCE

AutoCAD, ETABS, RAM, SAFE, SAP 2000, Revit Structure, Structure Point Suite, Excel, Word, Power Point

CONFERENCES AND SEMINARS

Worksite Inspection Seminar, Venezuela Society of Engineers – January 2009, Maracaibo, Venezuela

Computers and Structures, Inc. 5th Seminar on Structural Engineering (ETABS, SAFE, SAP 2000), – August 2009, Mexico D.F.

American Concrete Institute – Fall 2010 Conference, Pittsburgh, PA

Masonry Direct Design Seminar (TMS) – November 2010, State College, PA

11th North American Masonry Conference – June 2011, Minneapolis, MN

The Masonry Society Annual Meeting – November 2011, San Antonio, TX

AWARDS

Graduate Student Grant to attend 11th North American Masonry Conference, National Science Foundation

PUBLICATIONS

Lepage, A. S. Dill, M. Happala, and R. Sanchez. “Seismic Design of Reinforced Masonry Walls: Current Methods and Proposed Limit Design Alternative”, 11th North American Masonry Conference, Minneapolis, MN, June 5-8

Lepage A., and R. Sanchez. “Analytical Tools for Limit Design of Shear Walls”, Concrete Masonry Designs, Herndon, VA, May-June 2011 issue

Lepage A., and R. Sanchez. “Practical Nonlinear Analysis for Limit Design of Reinforced Masonry Walls”, The Open Civil Engineering Journal, Submitted September 2011

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